Athlete Complete

Sean McCormick
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  • Sports
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We host raw and open conversations about the factors that influence performance from current and former professional athletes. Locker room stories, life perspectives, and real talk about sports and its lifelong impact. For parents, players, coaches and fans

  1. 03/04/2025

    Youth Athletes Become Pros With This One Thing

    Welcome To Athlete Complete. James Paxton, Brad Evans, Ben Dragavon and Sean McCormick. You can also watch this episode on YouTube This episode we're joined by MLS Legend, US Men's National Team and World Cup player - now media personality and coach - Jimmy Conrad. In this episode we cover: -World Cups, No-hitters and flow states -The importance of emotional intelligence in youth sports -Redefining success in Youth Sports -What every youth athlete needs to do to in order to become a pro

    1h 15m

  2. 02/03/2025

    Zakuani's Comeback Story: Violent Leg Breaks, Mentorship and Soccer's Power

    Welcome To Athlete Complete. James Paxton, Brad Evans, Ben Dragavon and Sean McCormick. You can also watch on YouTube This episode we're joined by MLB veteran Patrick Wisdom who is currenly playing professoinal baseball in Korea.  In this episode we cover: -Steve's childhood in the Arsenal youth academy -Steve's violent leg-break injury (the worst in MLS history) and his recovery -How the role of mentors shaped Steve's life and how he passes it along -How Steve turned his career-ending tragedy into greater purpose

    1h 20m

  3. 01/14/2025

    Redefining Success In Youth and Professional Sports

    Welcome To Athlete Complete. James Paxton, Ben Dragavon and Sean McCormick. This is a home team episode In this conversation we cover: -Ben shares what it's like to work with the best athletes in the world. -The power of neutral thinking  -How we can redefine success beyond winning games -The real failure in youth sports - and why -The complexity of elite performance in sports -What Athlete Complete stands for -How to change culture in professional sports

    58 min

  4. 12/23/2024

    Secrets of Sports Science with Greg Mack

    Welcome to Athlete Complete with hosts James Paxton, Brad Evans, Ben Dragavon and Sean McCormick. You can also watch on YouTube. We're joined today by Body Expert Greg Mack - a former Navy nuclear submarine engineer known as "The Resource." This is a mind-blowing episode that may totally change the way you look at high performance and the body. Greg shares with us his frustrations with dates injury recovery techniques and traditional physical therapists. We discuss the connection between mental and physical health. We talk about genetics and the importance of recovery for young athletes.   Near the end Greg makes some predictions about the future of sports science.

    1h 29m

  5. 12/10/2024

    Deep Inside Baseball with Mitch Haniger

    Welcome to Athlete Complete with hosts James Paxton, Brad Evans, Ben Dragavon and Sean McCormick. You can also watch on YouTube This episode we're joined by MLB veteran Mitch Haniger and we go deep inside baseball. In this wide ranging conversation we talk about the nitty gritty about sports analytics versus player wisdom and intuition. We cover the importance of anticipation during games.  We talk about how mentally taxing it is to perform at an elite level. We talk about the correlation between sports injuries and psychological issues Also, we talk about the health data, and the role it plays in both professional sports as well as youth sports. Plus, Mitch talks in depth about how professional sports are impacted by distractions like social media.

    1h 29m

  6. 12/02/2024

    Ridiculous Locker Rooms, Hazing, Fan Interactions, Superstitions and Zyn

    Welcome To Athlete Complete. James Paxton, Brad Evans, Ben Dragavon and Sean McCormick. You can also watch on YouTube In his episode we're sharing what it's really like to be a professional athlete. The fun stuff, wild stuff, weird stuff and everything in-between.   You can always email Sean - sean@seanmccormick.com Learn more about Athlete Complete HERE

    1h 15m

  7. 11/25/2024

    Sports Psychology, Concussions and NARPS

    Welcome To Athlete Complete. James Paxton, Brad Evans, Ben Dragavon and Sean McCormick. You can also watch on YouTube This episode we're joined by Clinical Sports Psychologist Dr. Samantha Sanderson-Brown a former standout collegiate soccer player and expert in sports psychology. You can email her @drsandersonbrown@gmail.com In this wide ranging conversation we talk about the psychology of elite athletes. Dr. Sanderson-Brown provides us with some very useful self-regulation techniques.  We cover concussions, and why girls get them more than boys, as well as how high level families produce high level youth athletes We talk about the correlation between sports injuries and psychological issues And why non-sports hobbies are important for athletes of all ages Plus, how pros have a hard time opening up to NARPS

    1h 45m

  8. 11/18/2024

    What Happens When Pro Athletes Get Traded

    Welcome To Athlete Complete. James Paxton, Brad Evans, Ben Dragavon and Sean McCormick. You can also watch on YouTube Samantha Hiatt joins the conversatin today. Sam is professional soccer player with Gotham FC and has played internationlly with the US Women's National team.  We kick off the conversation with James and Sam sharing some horror stories about being traded and moving to New York City. We also talk about loyalty in professional sports as well as how teams develop their chemistry.  We also talk about team culture and how to deal with difficult teammates.  The conversation then turns to the balance between high performance and anxiety - as well as sharing some tools to manage that intense pressure.  Sam advocates for finding someone to talk to about the pressures of being a pro athlete.    Questions, comments, suggestions - email Sean at sean@seanmccormick.com

    1h 33m
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We host raw and open conversations about the factors that influence performance from current and former professional athletes. Locker room stories, life perspectives, and real talk about sports and its lifelong impact. For parents, players, coaches and fans

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  • Creator
    Sean McCormick
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024
  • Show Website
    Athlete Complete